hey all, heres my new EL GLi

[nath]

hey my names nathan im 17 and have just brought a 96 EL GLi, it was fully stock when i got it with 170,000 k's on the clock with the head just been re-done, it idles a little bit rough but that should be sorted with new plug leads and the paintwork is also a lil bit messy with a fair few scratches down the sides and a few chips at the front but nothing to major, i ve put a 2.5 inch cat back exhaust on today and will be soon to lower it with superlows in the front and ultralows at the back which will be followed by a new sound system and possibly a set of BA XR6 rims with EL stud pattern. Later on im really hoping to turbo it and then posibly convert it to manual .

Anyway heres a few pics from just after getting it rego'd,, still needs a wash and hasnt got the 2.5 inch pipe on when these wer taken.

[Dumpsta]

Welcome mate, I also own a el Gli although its a late 97 and it had 143k when I bought it. Another thing in common, we both had 2.5 catbacks fitted yesterday . You happy with yours? I dunno bout your plan to put supers in the front and ultras in the back, Ive heard some people do that to get their car level but Ive got supers all around and my car sits a lil lower in the back still, specially when the tanks full of fuel. Level car is perfect, you dont wanna be watchin the aeroplanes

[Dumpsta]

Oh something else I just noticed.. any plans to do up ya grill at all? With the gli it seems you can make or break it tho, theres a topic on here somewhere I think with pics etc.

[FairmontXR6]

Welcome to the forum. Nice car, although owning an EL I might be biased, LOL

[nath]

Yeh dumpsta im happy with my cat back got it off me girlfriends brother for $100 so i couldnt really pass it up and with the super/ultra low idea the idea was to get it to sit level, but if its too low in the rear 2 more superlow springs are only 100 sumthin bucks so ill just get some for the rear to match the front and then i wont be watchin planes any longer haha, And the grill wat can be done with the EL grills? just paint em? i wouldnt mind doin sumthin with mine its lookin a bit average right now

[pHaT`eL]

If the rear is too low for the front SL, just throw some SSL in the front to match

Theres a thread in Int/Ext about EL Grills, just cbf looking for it atm.

[Dumpsta]

Here ya go bud.

http://boostedfalcon.net/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=4536&p=118520#p118520

[krisisdog]

a set of BA XR6 rims with EL stud pattern.

They all have the same stud pattern, its the offset which differs (+36 AU+, 0 to +6 for Pre AU)

[nath]

yer phat el was thinken why go all super lows when i can go all SSL, mite just have to go a bit slower over then bumps and drive ways.

thanks dumpsta yer im not really fond of the mesh look was thinken bout just geting the grill and mirrors paint same color as the car just to neaten it up a little, were you planing on doin sumthing special with your grill?

my bad krisisdog haha owell differant offset BA XR rims for it then

[DA22LE]

Welcome to the forum. Nice car, although owning an EL I might be biased, LOL

Same here......but i only own an engine.....hehehehe, Welcome, and enjoy your stay. I am relatively new also, and it is prolly my favourite forum.....

Cheers

Daz

[Dumpsta]

[quote="nath"]

thanks dumpsta yer im not really fond of the mesh look was thinken bout just geting the grill and mirrors paint same color as the car just to neaten it up a little, were you planing on doin sumthing special with your grill?

quote]

Nah I think Im sorta happy with mine how it is now, Ive tried thinking of something unique as a bit of a project but.. its pretty limited. Thought bout stamping Ford in italic on the bottom mesh in black but figured it could look junk, dad tried tellin me the mesh needed to be black . It'll do.

[nath]

dad tried tellin me the mesh needed to be black .

haha my dad told me that i shouldnt worry about lowering me car and to just get sum nice wheels and leave it at that... i said no thanks, not unless your buyin me the step ladder to get in it all the time haha. dad just dusnt get the whole low car thing lol

[Bipolar]

Good to see another straight example of an EL. So many busted ones getting around these days.

[nath]

well its been a few weeks and during that my superlow/ultralow springs and my shortend shocks have arrived which made me very happy,, i still needa do a few things to get it lookin neater like get one of them plug things to cover the hole that the towbar sits in anyone now how hard theese are to find? and either paint the mirrors and grill or get new ones.

anyway heres sum new pics with the springs in and the 2.5inch cat back

[pantic]

welcome to the forums el's are pretty sweet 2 drive

[Bipolar]

Much better

[YBHVE4]

good start mate.....looking good

[SgtBourne]

looks pretty tidy mate! have fun

[adamcarters]

nice. it sits really sweet how u hav it. is that with ultralows at the back? i might hav to go the same with me fairmont

[Dumpsta]

and either paint the mirrors and grill or get new ones.

Mate, I know its just an opinion but Id leave the mirrrors as they are.. I personally dont like the futuras etc with the colour coded mirrors and grill bar... black is great.

[nath]

yeh was just lookin at one before the only problem with my mirrors is there all faded like not glossy anymore kinda look like a matte black.. im defantly not gonna paint em either way it always turns out shitty

[Dumpsta]

Tyre shine doesnt just work for rubber I even put some on my B-Pillar the other day and gee it looked schmik. Althought they will state on the can that it is a dis-attractant for dust and grime etc.. its actually the opposite on plastic, my car was dirty.. and the b-pillar was just coated in dust and filthy compared to the windows and body around it.

[nath]

haha yeah herd that works on plastics n trim stuff mite give it a try then cheapo shit form supercheap will do rite? i mite get some from work.

[Dumpsta]

Sure.. all tyre shine is the same as far as I can see.. the $2 cans from Crazy Clarks works just as well as the $14 cans from Repco. 7 cans for the price of one.. Splash it on.